Description
Date: c. 1730-60, Rococo period
Ring size: USA 8.5, UK Q, EU 58
Materials: rubies, diamonds, some silver, solid 18k yellow gold (unmarked; tested with electronic gold tester & nitric-muriatic acid)
Weight: 3.3 grams
Workmanship origin: French; found in Versailles, France
Dimension of ring face: 14 x 16.6 mm
Dimension of diamonds:
One 3 x 2.7 mm square point cut
Two 2 x 1.5 mm table cuts
One 2.25 x 1.6 mm rose cut
One 2.6 x 2 mm triangular cut
Dimension of rubies: all oval cushion cuts- one 2.5 x 2 mm, nine 2 x 1.6 mm (approx. 0.3 ctw)
Condition: a small 6 mm section at the back of the shank appear to have been added later; the gold color is slightly more rose. Some tiny nibbles and abrasions to the facet junctions of the stones, especially on the triangular-cut diamond (mostly visible under 40x loupe magnification only). One of the small rubies has a 1 mm cavity to the table. Surface wear and minor age-related flaws to the gold throughout. Otherwise this ring is remarkably original for the age: all stones are original, and the settings have not been modified.